—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 13,1979 4 Poultry Market Reports Weekly New York Egg Market From Friday, October 5 to Thursday, October 11 Fri. Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Jumbo Ex Large Large Mediums Pullets BROWN Large Mediums Pullets Peewees 68 Unquoted Unquoted Unquoted Off Grade Large Checks Tone: Steady to full steady. Copyright 1979 Umer Barry Publications N. E. Weekly Shell Egg Report October 9,1979 Prices paid per dozen Grade “A” Brown eggs in cartons delivered to retail stores: Ex. Large 70-81 MASS.+ 71-79 63-67 65 74-75 Mostly HAMP. Mostly R.I. 72-85 VERMONT Mostly 74-79 72-75 66-69 MAINE 70-73 68-71 62-65 + Includes Central and Western Sections only. Nest Run Eggs Prices are from Egg Clearinghouse, Inc., (ECI) Durham, N.H. and reflect trading prices for gradable nest run eggs (GNR) on ECI, a nationwide trading center for producers, packers and marketers. GNR eggs are classified by weight in 30-dozen cases, and traded in lots of either 300 or 750 cases. Prices are FOB buyers dock, and are computed Tuesday and Thursday of each week. This week’s prices for each classification were: Classification Extra Large Classi-Large Class 2 - Large Class 3-Medium Class 4-Small Breaking Stock Checks |ancastej^^pai«minq Copyright 1979 by Lancaster Farming P.O. Box 366 - Lititz, PA 17543 Office: 22 E. Main St., Lititz, PA 17543 Record-Express Office Building Phone: Lancaster 717-394-3047 or Lititz 717-626-1164 Robert G. Campbell, Publisher E. Curtis Harler, Editor Shelia M. Miller, Associate Editor Debra Strickler, Associate Editor Sally Bair, Staff Writer Susan Kauffman, Staff Writer Laurel Shaeffer, Berks County Correspondent Joyce Bupp, York County Correspondent Subscription Price: $7.00 per year; $12.00 - 2 years $lO 00 per year outside of PA, NJ, MD, DE, NY, VA&WV Established November 4,1955 Published every Saturday by Lancaster Farming, Lititz, PA Second Class Postage paid at Lititz, PA 17543 USPS 304-040 For address change form or new subscription see Classified Section. M»a*ar» of Newspaper Fine Utters Assn., Pa. Newspaper Mllihn Association, ami National Newspaper Association. Medium 62-71 Large 68-79 6389 55-59 57 6687 69-77 61-65 63 72-73 64-70 7080 New Weight Per Case 51 lbs. Tuesday Thursday 48 lbs. 45 lbs. 42 lbs. 39 lbs. 48 lbs. 48 lbs. Baltimore Eggs October 10,1979 Demand fair. Supplies adequate on all sizes. In ventories cleared by sales to breakers. Cartoned eggs; prices to retailers, state graded (nun. one case sale) white. Grade A Large Grade A Medium Due to a planned reduction in the 1980 Dept. Market News budget, the Pitt sburgh, Pa. Poultry Market News Office will be closed November 1, 1979. This report will be discontinued. Eastern Pa. & N. J. Poultry October 10,1979 Prices slightly lower on light type hens. Fair of ferings continue very heavy for a fairly steady processor. Offerings of heavy type ample for a limited call. Prices paid at farm: light type hens 7-8% mostly 8%. F. 0.8. Plant: 10%-11, mostly 11. Heavy type hens: TFEWR. Small 4581 46-49 3842 40 4980 Philadelphia Eggs October 10,1979 4548 EGGS: Prices tended higher within unchanged ranges on large and extra large. Steady on mediums. Cartoning demand fairly good where featured, otherwise light. Offerings fully adequate on all sizes. Undertone about steady. A Extra Large 59-64; A Large 58-62; A Medium 52- 55%. Delmarva Poultry October 10,1979 RTC movement good though often less aggressive than yesterday. Slaughter schedules fairly heavy. Today’s LTL asking prices ranged 40-41 on plant and 41- 42 on US Grade A. Advance interest fairly good. Live supplies ample at weights m a wide range. Undertone firm. Current negotiations on US Grade A Large 39.0042.50, Wtd. Avg. 40.04; Plant Grade 38.0040.50, Wtd. Avg. 39.35; Premium US Grade A 44.00, Wtd. Avg. 44.00. Average estimated slaughter for 10/10 1769, revised for 10/3 1669, average weight for 10/8 439, weight for 10/1428. PACMA Fowl PACMA-FACTS The following market is supplied by PACMA-FACTS, a direct marketing organiza tion affiliated with the Penn sylvania Farmers’ Associa tion. Participating poultrymen are members of PACMA, which employs a fowl marketing agent, The Farmers’ Agricultural Cooperative Trading Society (FACT) - to sell members’ fowl. PACMA works directly with the PFA poultrymen m the program. Farm point prices prevail ing for fowl to be marketed by members during the week of October 8 were 11 plant, 9 Hay Markets Regional Hay (All hay No. 2 and better, prices paid by dealers at the farm and per ton.) Hay and straw slow, steady, spots stronger. Alfalfa 45.00-50.00, few 65.00. Mixed hay 35.00-50.00. Timothy hay 35.00-50.00, Straw 35.00-50.00. Mulch 10.00-25.00. New Holland Hay New Holland Sales Stables Monday, October 8 No loads moved. New Holland Horse Monday, October 8 New Holland Sales Stables Reported receipts of 342 head of horses, mules, and ponies. Market lower with last week’s market. Tennessee driving horses, 700-1600; Local driving horses, 225-825; load of riding horses, 225-475; better horses, 525-970; lightweight, 250-400; heavyweight, 450- 700; mare ponies, 25-60; colts, 10-25; geldings, 25-55; larger ponies, 125-250. What’s the Use? Taxes no longer favor married couples, accord ing to a recent survey. In other words, couples as far as taxes are concerned might be better off just living together rather than getting married For ex ample, in 1979 an unmar ried couple filing separate returns would get a com bined standard deduction of $4,600 ($2,300 each) but a married couple gets a standard deduction of only $3,400' What's the genetic potential of your present layer? t- o ui O •. cc TfUye**, CHICKS, Quakertown. PA. 18951 BR EGGUY^s E (2 1 5) 536-3155 Green Dragon Ephrata, Pa. October 5,1979 Prices per ton: 22 Loads Hay, and 7 Loads Straw. Alfalfa, individual 61.00. Mixed hay 45.00-67.00. Timothy hay, individual's 59.00. Straw 53.00-63.00, in dividual 40.00. Ear Corn, 13 loads 94.00- 106.00, few down to 41.00. Oats, individual at 1.20 per bushel. Good’s Hay Leola, Pa. Wednesday, October 10 Total 27 loads. All prices per ton, unless otherwise noted. Alfalfa 56-88; mixed hay 62-88; straw 56-69, com 92- 102, top 118; timothy 65-70. THE HOG MARKET DANVILLE LIVESTOCK MARKET OLD ROUTE 11, DANVILLE, PA 17821 717-275-2880 COMING... FALL FEEDER CATTLE SALE , FRIDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 28,7:00 P.M.^J i 333 °H ORS £*SALE HELD 3rd ! I SATURDAY OF THE MONTH || Market your cattle & hogs the auction way. Sale every Monday 2 P.M. Melvin M. Lehman (Owner) Hunter’s Auction Oct. 8,1979 FEEDER STEERS: Good to Choice 60.00-65.00; Standard to Good 57.00-59.00. BULLS: 1200-1400 lbs. 57.75- 950-1150 lbs 55.75- COWS: High Choice to Prime 48.75-50.25; Good to Standard 46.75-48.00; Utility 44.75-45.75; Cutters 38.25- 42.75; Canners 33.75-36.75. CALVES: Prime 180-240 lbs. 92.00-100.00; High to Choice 140-180 lbs. 96.00- 99.00; Good to Choice 120-140 lbs. 83.00-91.00; Holstein heifers (returned to farm) 175.00-200.00; Standard to Good 90-110 lbs. 75.00-97.00; Utility 75-85 lbs. 70.00-91.00; Low Utility 65-75 lbs. 55.00- 72.00. FEEDER PIGS: 25-30 lbs. $l5 to $lB by hd.; 30-35 lbs. $l9 to $23. HOGS: 180-240 lbs. 36Jjft -49.00. 9 SOWS: 25.00-28.00. BOARS: 27.50. GOATS: Nannies $32 to $45 by hd.; Billies $4l to $46 by hd.; Kids $l5 to $24 by hd. INC. HUBBARD WHITE MT. BROILERS
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